FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners, This Sunday's Gospel passage comes from the Farewell Discourse of Jesus at the Last Supper, right before his betrayal, crucifixion and death occurred. Liturgically, we are still in [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners, One of my favorite books is Graham Greene's classic, The Power and the Glory, a magnificent story about a troubled priest in persecution era Mexico. I would highly [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners, Our Lord Jesus Christ, during His earthly ministry, knew very well how to speak to the people about His person and his mission, using simple and direct words. [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners, In this Sunday’s Gospel passage, Simon Peter tells several of the other apostles, “I am going fishing.” Peter and at least six other apostles had returned to their [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners, Many of you have visited - or at least seen pictures of - Niagara Falls. The beauty of the falls comes from the height and sheer volume of [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners, One of the clearest messages of this holy day is contained in the words of the angel at the empty tomb, which is heard at the Gospel account [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners, We begin Holy Week on a high note, the same high note that Jesus entered into Jerusalem for the final time with the royal welcome. As Jesus approached [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners, "If God loves us no matter what, then why should we bother being good?" One of the 3rd graders asked me that once! Let's look at today's Gospel. [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners, The story is told of a catechism class studying the Parable the Prodigal Son. After emphasizing the wrong attitude of the older son in the parable, the teacher [...]
FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK My Dear Parishioners, Each year the first two Sundays of Lent are linked with specific events in the life of Christ: the temptations he endured in the Judean desert and the [...]
